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MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline
(publichealthpolicyjournal.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2025
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I don't know why, but I think I just realized what happened to my ex. I thought we were mending our relationship before she started sexting the guy she had an affair with, but it seemed really dumb, even for her.
But I also remember when Chat-gpt came out, that was the time she started using a VPN. Why? Idk didn't bother me. But then I read about the LLMs essentially just being the ultimate sycophant, and studies like this show harm to critical thought, and I'm wondering - is this what happened with her?
Ever since I moved out, she just sort of got dumber. Like it's possible I was blissfully unaware of just how unintelligent she was, but I think I would have even noticed some of this. This might be a bigger problem than we know of.
Why would she need a VPN to access chat gpt though?
I actually just sought out this comment to see if any reason was given about what a VPN had to do with any of it.
I think it was just a strange coincidence. In the past she never took my comments on IT security seriously, so it seemed odd that at the same time she started using Chat-gpt she started using the VPN.
Shortly after that, she wanted me to pay a credit card bill of hers, I said sure no problem, just get me the statement so I know how much. She refused. She could have just given me the total, but she refused because "I wanted to verify her purchases."
That, obviously, made me very upset, because I wasn't suspicious until she said I wanted to inspect her statement. That weekend she traveled out of state, and when she came back I discovered the sexting.
Clearly she was on the way out, but the point remains, did chat-gpt accelerate things downward? That's my question.
Ah, that makes some sense. At a guess I'd say it's plausible that she was asking chatgpt how to hide info online and it suggested a VPN. If she never used one or talked about digital privacy before that it could make sense.